diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 9b65bd6..91fd64c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,27 @@ jobs:
           app-id: ${{ vars.APP_ID }}
           private-key: ${{ secrets.APP_PRIVATE_KEY }}
 
+      - name: Populate Release for github packages
+        id: populate-release-gh-packages
+        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/populate-release@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          branch: ${{ github.event.inputs.branch }}
+          release_url: ${{ github.event.inputs.release_url }}
+          steps_to_skip: "build-python,check-python,check-python"
+
+      - name: Finalize Release for github packages
+        id: finalize-release-gh-packages
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_REGISTRY: https://npm.pkg.github.com/
+          TWINE_COMMAND: "echo Skip python file with options "
+        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/finalize-release@v2
+        with:
+          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
+          steps_to_skip: "forwardport-changelog,publish-release"     
+          release_url: ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
+
       - name: Populate Release
         id: populate-release
         uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/populate-release@v2
@@ -52,18 +73,6 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
           release_url: ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
 
-      - name: Finalize Release for github packages
-        id: finalize-release-gh-packages
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_REGISTRY: https://npm.pkg.github.com/
-          TWINE_COMMAND: "echo Skip python file with options "
-        uses: jupyter-server/jupyter_releaser/.github/actions/finalize-release@v2
-        with:
-          token: ${{ steps.app-token.outputs.token }}
-          steps_to_skip: "forwardport-changelog,publish-release"     
- #         release_url: ${{ steps.populate-release.outputs.release_url }}
-
       - name: "** Next Step **"
         if: ${{ success() }}
         run: |
diff --git a/packages/applet-view/src/avoutputarea.ts b/packages/applet-view/src/avoutputarea.ts
index e4933cc..94524ad 100644
--- a/packages/applet-view/src/avoutputarea.ts
+++ b/packages/applet-view/src/avoutputarea.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export class AppletViewOutputArea extends AccordionPanel {
       this.addApplet({ appid, appname: 'Applet 1' });
     }
     this.id = `AppletView-${UUID.uuid4()}`;
-    this.title.label = 'Applets Preview';
+    this.title.label = 'Applet area';
     this.title.icon = notebookIcon;
     this.title.caption = this._notebook.title.label
       ? trans.__('For Notebook: %1', this._notebook.title.label)
@@ -935,11 +935,19 @@ export class AppletViewRenderer extends AccordionPanel.Renderer {
       handle.appendChild(editLabel);
     });
     editLabel.addEventListener('blur', (ev: FocusEvent) => {
+      // Firefox and Safari needs this
+      if (editLabel.value !== title) {
+        editLabel.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+      }
+
       handle.removeChild(editLabel);
       handle.appendChild(staticLabel);
     });
     editLabel.addEventListener('keydown', (ev: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (ev.key === 'Enter') {
+        if (editLabel.value !== title) {
+          editLabel.dispatchEvent(new Event('change', { bubbles: true }));
+        }
         handle.removeChild(editLabel);
         handle.appendChild(staticLabel);
       }
diff --git a/packages/applet-view/src/splitviewnotebookpanel.ts b/packages/applet-view/src/splitviewnotebookpanel.ts
index 95db5d3..dbe51ba 100644
--- a/packages/applet-view/src/splitviewnotebookpanel.ts
+++ b/packages/applet-view/src/splitviewnotebookpanel.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   NotebookWidgetFactory,
   StaticNotebook
 } from '@jupyterlab/notebook';
-import { BoxLayout, SplitPanel } from '@lumino/widgets';
+import { BoxLayout, AccordionPanel, AccordionLayout } from '@lumino/widgets';
 import { AppletViewOutputArea } from './avoutputarea';
 import {
   IFailsLauncherInfo,
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ export class SplitViewNotebookPanel
     const layout = this.layout as BoxLayout;
     layout.removeWidget(content);
     // 2. add a BoxLayout instead
-    const splitPanel = new SplitPanel({
+    const splitPanel = new AccordionPanel({
       spacing: 1,
-      orientation: 'horizontal'
+      orientation: 'horizontal',
+      alignment: 'justify'
     });
     BoxLayout.setStretch(splitPanel, 1);
 
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ export class SplitViewNotebookPanel
     }));
     splitPanel.addWidget(widget);
     layout.addWidget(splitPanel);
+    const splitLayout = splitPanel.layout as AccordionLayout;
+    splitLayout.titleSpace = 22;
     // move to separate handler
     if (failsLauncherInfo?.inLecture) {
       this.toolbar.hide();
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ export class SplitViewNotebookPanel
       this._appletviewWidget.inLecture = true;
       content.hide();
       splitPanel.setRelativeSizes([0, 1]); // change sizes
+      splitLayout.titleSpace = 0;
     }
     if (failsLauncherInfo) {
       failsLauncherInfo.inLectureChanged.connect(
@@ -71,14 +75,18 @@ export class SplitViewNotebookPanel
             this.addClass('fl-jl-notebook-inlecture');
             this._appletviewWidget.inLecture = true;
             content.hide();
+            widget.show();
+            splitLayout.titleSpace = 0;
             splitPanel.setRelativeSizes([0, 1]); // change sizes
           } else {
             this.toolbar.show();
             this.removeClass('fl-jl-notebook-inlecture');
             this._appletviewWidget.inLecture = false;
             content.show();
+            splitLayout.titleSpace = 22;
             splitPanel.setRelativeSizes([1, 1]); // change sizes
             widget.unselectApplet();
+            setTimeout(() => splitPanel.setRelativeSizes([1, 1]), 1);
           }
         }
       );
diff --git a/packages/applet-view/style/index.css b/packages/applet-view/style/index.css
index 4cb98d5..e310792 100644
--- a/packages/applet-view/style/index.css
+++ b/packages/applet-view/style/index.css
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 }
 
 .fl-jl-notebook-inlecture .lm-AccordionPanel-title {
-  display: none;
+  display: none !important;
 }
 
 .fl-jl-notebook-inlecture .lm-SplitPanel-handle {